MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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